I literally caught this possible fireball at the tail end of it's appearance. I had just merged onto a highway from an entrance ramp in my car. So I was facing more or less north. I saw to my left a bright light streaking to the WNW about 35-40 degrees above the horizon and moving fast, and it seemed as if it were horizontal in flight. Within 1 second of my view time it shedded a piece and all of it faded from view.

Location

Address

, NY

Latitude

40° 48' 32.42'' N (40.809005°)

Longitude

73° 16' 58.93'' W (-73.283037°)

Elevation

46.368088m

Time and Duration

Local Date & Time

2018-12-22 17:11 EST

UT Date & Time

2018-12-22 22:11 UT

Duration

&ap;1.5s

Direction

Moving direction

From down right to up left

Descent Angle

271°

Moving

Facing azimuth

330°

First azimuth

295°

First elevation

35°

Last azimuth

290°

Last elevation

35°

Brightness and color

Stellar Magnitude

-7

Color

White

Concurrent Sound

Observation

No

Remarks

-

Delayed Sound

Observation

No

Remarks

-

Persistent train

Observation

UNKNOWN

Duration

-

Length

-

Remarks

-

Terminal flash

Observation

YES

Remarks

One bright flash near the end and its looked like a piece "broke away" before immediately fading away.